National Night Out: August 2nd

On Tuesday, August 2nd, the LAPD Pacific Division and local community groups will participate in the second annual “National Night Out”. Billed as “America’s Night Out Against Crime”, the informal neighborhood gathering will start at 6pm at the Mar Vista Gardens Rec. Center. The evening is a chance for residents to meet and discuss community issues with members of the LAPD while playing a friendly softball game.

National Night Out is designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, generate support for, and participation in, local anti-crime programs, strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships and send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

Yo! Venice! was started by two friends, Keri and Bret, to create a communal blog for residents of Venice Beach California.
In today’s world of RSS feeds, they felt that a blog would be a perfect place for people to let others know how they view the Venice Beach community through words and pictures. It is hoped that this site will become a communal blog with many people submitting stories for all in the community to share.